Living in poverty or with very little money.
Жить в бедности или с очень ограниченными деньгами. (zhit' v bednosti ili s ochen' ogranichennymi dengami.)
"After losing his job, he was almost on the breadline."
"После того, как он потерял работу, он был почти on the breadline." (posle togo, kak on poteryal rabotu, on byl pochti on the breadline.)
No matter how bad things look, you can still hope.
to make someone learn from their mistake
to get to the point quickly
to avoid taking risks
of the highest quality; excellent
to set a higher standard or level of quality